WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years)
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The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a long-standing secondary title in professional wrestling, known for showcasing many of WWE’s most skilled in-ring performers across different eras and brands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intercontinental Championship | 1 |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years) Context triple: [WWE SmackDown, hasChampionship, WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years)]
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A.
WWE Champion
The WWE Champion is the holder of World Wrestling Entertainment’s premier singles title, recognized as the top male competitor in the company.
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B.
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment, historically representing the pinnacle of its tag team division.
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C.
World Heavyweight Championship (various years)
The World Heavyweight Championship (various years) is a major professional wrestling world title used in different eras and brands within WWE, often serving as one of the company’s top championships.
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D.
United States Championship
The United States Championship is a prominent professional wrestling title in WWE, traditionally contested by mid-card performers and often serving as a stepping stone to the main event scene.
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E.
WWE Universal Championship
The WWE Universal Championship is one of WWE's top world titles, primarily defended on major pay-per-view events and held by the company's leading main-event superstars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years) Target entity description: The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a long-standing secondary title in professional wrestling, known for showcasing many of WWE’s most skilled in-ring performers across different eras and brands.
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A.
WWE Champion
The WWE Champion is the holder of World Wrestling Entertainment’s premier singles title, recognized as the top male competitor in the company.
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B.
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment, historically representing the pinnacle of its tag team division.
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C.
World Heavyweight Championship (various years)
The World Heavyweight Championship (various years) is a major professional wrestling world title used in different eras and brands within WWE, often serving as one of the company’s top championships.
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D.
United States Championship
The United States Championship is a prominent professional wrestling title in WWE, traditionally contested by mid-card performers and often serving as a stepping stone to the main event scene.
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E.
WWE Universal Championship
The WWE Universal Championship is one of WWE's top world titles, primarily defended on major pay-per-view events and held by the company's leading main-event superstars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional wrestling championship
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secondary championship ⓘ |
| beltDesignChangeReason |
brand split era redesign
ⓘ
late 2010s redesign ⓘ modern white-strapped design introduction ⓘ rebranding from WWF to WWE ⓘ |
| billedAs |
secondary singles championship
ⓘ
workhorse title ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
Fox
ⓘ
Peacock ⓘ USA Network ⓘ WWE Network ⓘ |
| canBeDefendedInMatchType |
fatal four-way match
ⓘ
ladder match ⓘ no disqualification match ⓘ steel cage match ⓘ triple threat match ⓘ two-out-of-three falls match ⓘ |
| contestedInBrand |
WWE
ⓘ
surface form:
WWE ECW
WWE NXT ⓘ WWE Raw ⓘ WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ
surface form:
WWE SmackDown
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdForBrand |
World Wrestling Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
WWF
|
| debutDate | 1979-09-01 ⓘ |
| defendedAtEvent |
Backlash
ⓘ
Clash of Champions ⓘ Extreme Rules ⓘ Night of Champions ⓘ No Mercy ⓘ Royal Rumble ⓘ SummerSlam ⓘ Survivor Series ⓘ TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs ⓘ WrestleMania ⓘ |
| division | men's division ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Pat Patterson ⓘ |
| formerName |
WWE Intercontinental Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
WWF Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship ⓘ
surface form:
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
|
| governingBody |
WWE
ⓘ
surface form:
WWE Board of Directors
|
| hasHadMultipleBeltDesigns | true ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | below WWE world championship level ⓘ |
| introducedBy | World Wrestling Federation ⓘ |
| notableChampion |
Bret Hart
ⓘ
Chris Jericho ⓘ Edge ⓘ Gunther ⓘ Kurt Angle ⓘ Macho Man Randy Savage ⓘ
surface form:
Randy Savage
Razor Ramon ⓘ Rey Mysterio ⓘ Ricky Steamboat ⓘ Rob Van Dam ⓘ Shawn Michaels ⓘ The Rock ⓘ The Ultimate Warrior ⓘ Triple H ⓘ |
| oftenUsedTo | elevate mid-card wrestlers to main-event status ⓘ |
| promotion | WWE ⓘ |
| rules | contested under standard WWE match rules unless stipulated otherwise ⓘ |
| significance | showcases many of WWE’s most skilled in-ring performers ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| styleOfWrestlingShowcased |
hard-hitting wrestling
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high-flying wrestling ⓘ technical wrestling ⓘ |
| typicalMatchType | singles match ⓘ |
| weightClass | no fixed weight class ⓘ |
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Subject: WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years) Description of subject: The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a long-standing secondary title in professional wrestling, known for showcasing many of WWE’s most skilled in-ring performers across different eras and brands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
WWE SmackDown (in certain years)
→
hasChampionship
→
WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years)
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subject surface form:
WWE SmackDown
this entity surface form:
Intercontinental Championship